My heart is going crazy.
I could sit here and explain it in detail, but the more I try to think of what to type the more I realize I'm probably not thinking about the right things.
Instead I will use this post to remember who God is, to each of us, to all of us. psalm 34 (msg version):
I bless God every chance I get; my lungs expand with his praise.
I live and breathe God; if things aren't going well, hear this and be happy:
Join me in spreading the news; together let's get the word out.
God met me more than halfway, he freed me from my anxious fears.
Look at him; give him your warmest smile. Never hide your feelings from him.
When I was desperate, I called out, and God got me out of a tight spot.
God's angel sets up a circle of protection around us while we pray.
Open your mouth and taste, open your eyes and see— how good God is. Blessed are you who run to him.
Worship God if you want the best; worship opens doors to all his goodness.
Young lions on the prowl get hungry, but God-seekers are full of God.
Come, children, listen closely; I'll give you a lesson in God worship.
Who out there has a lust for life? Can't wait each day to come upon beauty?
Guard your tongue from profanity, and no more lying through your teeth.
Turn your back on sin; do something good. Embrace peace—don't let it get away!
God keeps an eye on his friends, his ears pick up every moan and groan.
God won't put up with rebels; he'll cull them from the pack.
Is anyone crying for help? God is listening, ready to rescue you.
If your heart is broken, you'll find God right there; if you're kicked in the gut, he'll help you catch your breath.
Disciples so often get into trouble; still, God is there every time.
He's your bodyguard, shielding every bone; not even a finger gets broken.
The wicked commit slow suicide; they waste their lives hating the good.
God pays for each slave's freedom; no one who runs to him loses out. (Psalm 34:1-22 MSG)
I was reminded last night that God is near the broken hearted. Well my hearts broken right now, for a few reasons, and I'm lonely, but here God is regardless of how I feel.
I just want to witness this really cool thing, but I can't count on it happening and won't, because I have to submit it to God. It is His work done on His timing.
And I am actually not alone, because as Hebrews says, we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.
life is a highway!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Strength in being still
I'm reading through warren Wiersbe's commentary and study of the books of Ruth and Esther. What hits me hard is the quote "her strength is to be still". What I get from this is that it is an honorable thing to the Lord to be a woman who waits on His timing.
Ruth said, "Wherever you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. May the LORD's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!” (Ruth 1:17 GNT) which was risky for her bc 1) she was disobeying her mother in law and 2) they were poor widows bound to starve and 3) she was a Moabitess in an unwelcoming town. The Lord gave her the strength to make a bold decision.
Esther said this in her most defining moment: “Go and get all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die.” (Esther 4:16 GNT)
Both of these women had to wait and persevere, with the threat of an unknown future, to glorify God with their stories. When the time came, the decisions they made proved Gods promises to be real and to preserve Israel so that Jesus could be born and fulfill the prophecies.
So in a time of life where I am not sure where I'm going next, and really wanting to be a wife and mom, these stories bring hope and courage to my heart. Courage to continue to serve Him regardless of where I am because I will reach that point like Esther when Mordecai told her "Yet who knows—maybe it was for a time like this that you were made queen!” (Esther 4:14 GNT)
NOT saying that I will be Queen of anything per se, lol. But I know that I will be a 'leader of women' in my life. That's what the Lord has spoken to me. This could manifest in a lot of ways, but I am compelled to be steadfast and take heart and wait on the Lord until he reveals to me what he means :)
"Gods timing is always perfect and He sees to it that no good deed is ever wasted" Warren Wiersbe
Ruth said, "Wherever you die, I will die, and that is where I will be buried. May the LORD's worst punishment come upon me if I let anything but death separate me from you!” (Ruth 1:17 GNT) which was risky for her bc 1) she was disobeying her mother in law and 2) they were poor widows bound to starve and 3) she was a Moabitess in an unwelcoming town. The Lord gave her the strength to make a bold decision.
Esther said this in her most defining moment: “Go and get all the Jews in Susa together; hold a fast and pray for me. Don't eat or drink anything for three days and nights. My servant women and I will be doing the same. After that, I will go to the king, even though it is against the law. If I must die for doing it, I will die.” (Esther 4:16 GNT)
Both of these women had to wait and persevere, with the threat of an unknown future, to glorify God with their stories. When the time came, the decisions they made proved Gods promises to be real and to preserve Israel so that Jesus could be born and fulfill the prophecies.
So in a time of life where I am not sure where I'm going next, and really wanting to be a wife and mom, these stories bring hope and courage to my heart. Courage to continue to serve Him regardless of where I am because I will reach that point like Esther when Mordecai told her "Yet who knows—maybe it was for a time like this that you were made queen!” (Esther 4:14 GNT)
NOT saying that I will be Queen of anything per se, lol. But I know that I will be a 'leader of women' in my life. That's what the Lord has spoken to me. This could manifest in a lot of ways, but I am compelled to be steadfast and take heart and wait on the Lord until he reveals to me what he means :)
"Gods timing is always perfect and He sees to it that no good deed is ever wasted" Warren Wiersbe
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Wait
I don't know who wrote this but a dear friend sent it to me. God needed to speak these words to me and it was perfect timing :)
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried:
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate, and the Master so gently said, “Child, You must wait.”
“And Lord, You promised that if we believe
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And, Lord I’ve been asking, and this is my cry:
‘I’m weary of asking! I need a reply!”
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
As my Master replied once again, “you must wait.”
SO, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
And Grumbled to God, “So, I’m waiting..for what!?”
He seemed, then, to kneel
And His eyes wept with mine,
And He tenderly said, “I would give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.
“All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want—
But, you wouldn’t know Me.
You’d not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You’d not know the power I give to the faint;
“You’d not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
You’d Not learn to trust just by knowing I’m there;
You’d not know the joy of resting in Me; When darkness and silence were all you could see.
“You’d never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You’d know that I give and I save, for a start,
But you’d not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
“The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight,
The depth that’s beyond getting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have last.
“You’d never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that, ‘My grace is sufficient for thee.’
Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss if I lost what I’m doing in you!
“So be silent, My Child, and in time you will see
The greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.
And though oft’ may My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still, ‘Wait.’”
Desperately, helplessly, longingly, I cried:
Quietly, patiently, lovingly God replied.
I pled and I wept for a clue to my fate, and the Master so gently said, “Child, You must wait.”
“And Lord, You promised that if we believe
We need but to ask, and we shall receive.
And, Lord I’ve been asking, and this is my cry:
‘I’m weary of asking! I need a reply!”
Then quietly, softly, I learned of my fate
As my Master replied once again, “you must wait.”
SO, I slumped in my chair, defeated and taut
And Grumbled to God, “So, I’m waiting..for what!?”
He seemed, then, to kneel
And His eyes wept with mine,
And He tenderly said, “I would give you a sign.
I could shake the heavens, and darken the sun.
I could raise the dead, and cause mountains to run.
“All you seek, I could give, and pleased you would be.
You would have what you want—
But, you wouldn’t know Me.
You’d not know the depth of My love for each saint;
You’d not know the power I give to the faint;
“You’d not learn to see through the clouds of despair;
You’d Not learn to trust just by knowing I’m there;
You’d not know the joy of resting in Me; When darkness and silence were all you could see.
“You’d never experience that fullness of love
As the peace of My Spirit descends like a dove;
You’d know that I give and I save, for a start,
But you’d not know the depth of the beat of My heart.
“The glow of my comfort late into the night,
The faith that I give when you walk without sight,
The depth that’s beyond getting just what you asked
Of an infinite God, who makes what you have last.
“You’d never know, should your pain quickly flee,
What it means that, ‘My grace is sufficient for thee.’
Yes, your dreams for your loved one overnight would come true,
But, oh, the loss if I lost what I’m doing in you!
“So be silent, My Child, and in time you will see
The greatest of gifts is to get to know Me.
And though oft’ may My answers seem terribly late,
My most precious answer of all is still, ‘Wait.’”
Monday, April 30, 2012
Through Painted Deserts
This is a passage from a book i just finished. I wanted to blog it so that i could have it handy for in the future when i want to remember how cool God is; in that this relates SO much to my life right now and i actually teared up when i read it. It makes me think of my dear, dear friends in Perth (Kate i'm sure you'll be reading this lol) and how they have been instrumental in God challenging me to think in a similar way to this. Thanks Don Miller for publishing this to touch my heart.
"I've learned too, that i dont really know very much about anything. I mean, i used to have all these theories about life. I thought i had everybody figured out, even God, but I don't. I think the woods, being away from all the clingy soot of commercialism, have taught me life is enormous, and i am very tiny in the middle of it. I feel, at times, like a droplet of water in a raging river. I know for a fact that as a grain of sand compares in size to the earth itself, i compare in size to the cosmos. i am that insignificant. and yet the chemicals in my brain that make me feel beauty when i look up at the stars, when i watch the sunset, indicate I must be here for a reason. I think i would sum it up this way: life is not a story about me, but it is being told to me, and I can be glad of that. I think that is the why of life and, in fact, the why of this ancient faith I am caught up in: to enjoy God. The stars were created to dazzle us, like a love letter; light itself is just a metaphor, something that exists outside of time, made up of what seems like nothing, infinite in its power, something that can be experienced but not understood, like God. Relationships between men and women indicate something of the nature of God--that He is relational, that He feels love and loss. It's all metaphor, and the story is about us; it's about all of us who God made, and God Himself, just enjoying each other. It strikes me how far the commercials are from this reality, how deadly they are, perhaps. Months ago I would have told you life was about doing, about jumping through religious hoops, about impressing other people, and my actions would have told you this is done by buying possessions or keeping a good image or going to church. I don't believe that anymore. I think we are supposed to stand in deserts and marvel at how the sun rises. I think we are supposed to sleep in meadows and watch stars dart across space and time. I think we are supposed to love our friends and introduce people to the story, to the peaceful, calming why of life. I think life is spirituality.
If i could, if it would be responsible, i would live in these woods forever: I would let my beard grow, hunt my own food, chart the stars, and write poems about mountains. But i know these days are passing. This morning I made a call to Colorado and the camp out there offered me a job. I will be leaving Oregon in a week, leaving behind Paul, Henry, and the boys. Leaving behind the meadow. I start wondering if, when I leave this place, when I leave all these guys who don't share my faith, when I leave the starlight above the mountains, if I will go back to my old faith habits, jumping through hoops, trying to please God or, worse, subscribing to self-help formulas and calling it faith. I hope not. I hope I never lose this perspective. Walking through the meadow on the way over to see Paul, I promise myself if I ever get frustrated with life again, if i ever get into river-deep debt, i will sell it and move out into the woods, find some people who aren't like me and learn to love them, and do something even harder, let them love me, receive the love of somebody who doesn't share my faith system, who doesn't agree with me about everything, and I will sleep beneath the stars and whisper thank you to the Creator of the universe, as a way of reacquainting myself to an old friend, a friend who says you don't have to be smart or good-lookiing or religious or anything; you just have to cling to Him, love Him, need Him, listen to His story."
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Stewardship
I have had a few revelations lately, I guess you could call them reminders too.
I have been working a side job that I take all the money from and put it in a box strictly for my next mission trip. Or, whatever God speaks to me to use it for. It's gotten to be quite a good amount, and I'm excited to see how the Lord uses it.
Recently I had a couple CL girls ask me to donate to a couple causes. One I agreed to without hesitation. She is raising money to go on our annual Minnesota trip w CL so I jumped on the opportunity to help get her there. The second asked me to buy cookie dough from her for cheer leading camp and expenses.
If you know me kinda well you know that I am not a fan of any sort of cheer leading program. Waste of money, excuse to be extra flirty, and really does the crowd need to be lead in cheering? Selfishly I hesitated in agreeing to give to the cause.
Now in either of these cases I knew in the back and front of my mind that I really don't have money to give. My last paychecks went to bills with $40 left over for expenses for the next two weeks. So I had to be wise in how I decide to share the money.
It surprised me to find myself prayin about it. Kinda forget sometimes who my creator is but I guess he never fails to make me remember. In his ever so gentle and humbling voice he kindly told me to take a little bit of the money I have in my box to give to the cheer program. Specifically to this girl. He said, 'you made a deal with me that the money you're putting aside will be for my work. Well guess what I'm at work everywhere and if you're generous with this, I promise what I do with what you give will surpass any expectation you could have. Even in a place you least expect'
So in hopes that this cheer camp and this girl that's going to cheer camp will experience the Lord in a new way, I gave what he put on my heart to give. And I guess I might not ever know what exactly he does with it, but I'm confident that the conviction he gave me will not return to him void.
So here I am Jesus, heart broken for numerous reasons but also more joyful than almost ever before because everyday you teach me a new song to sing to you. And you're gonna teach someone else a new song too, and you're gonna use that money to do it.
Lesson learned: he is generous to me. I am going to be generous back to him. Because he is faithful beyond what we know or have reason to think.
I have been working a side job that I take all the money from and put it in a box strictly for my next mission trip. Or, whatever God speaks to me to use it for. It's gotten to be quite a good amount, and I'm excited to see how the Lord uses it.
Recently I had a couple CL girls ask me to donate to a couple causes. One I agreed to without hesitation. She is raising money to go on our annual Minnesota trip w CL so I jumped on the opportunity to help get her there. The second asked me to buy cookie dough from her for cheer leading camp and expenses.
If you know me kinda well you know that I am not a fan of any sort of cheer leading program. Waste of money, excuse to be extra flirty, and really does the crowd need to be lead in cheering? Selfishly I hesitated in agreeing to give to the cause.
Now in either of these cases I knew in the back and front of my mind that I really don't have money to give. My last paychecks went to bills with $40 left over for expenses for the next two weeks. So I had to be wise in how I decide to share the money.
It surprised me to find myself prayin about it. Kinda forget sometimes who my creator is but I guess he never fails to make me remember. In his ever so gentle and humbling voice he kindly told me to take a little bit of the money I have in my box to give to the cheer program. Specifically to this girl. He said, 'you made a deal with me that the money you're putting aside will be for my work. Well guess what I'm at work everywhere and if you're generous with this, I promise what I do with what you give will surpass any expectation you could have. Even in a place you least expect'
So in hopes that this cheer camp and this girl that's going to cheer camp will experience the Lord in a new way, I gave what he put on my heart to give. And I guess I might not ever know what exactly he does with it, but I'm confident that the conviction he gave me will not return to him void.
So here I am Jesus, heart broken for numerous reasons but also more joyful than almost ever before because everyday you teach me a new song to sing to you. And you're gonna teach someone else a new song too, and you're gonna use that money to do it.
Lesson learned: he is generous to me. I am going to be generous back to him. Because he is faithful beyond what we know or have reason to think.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Words from Him
I think I had food poisoning last night/this morning. I feel incredibly weak and can't eat or sleep. I've been on my bed all day thinking and watching The Office and trying to sleep, only to end up thinking more. So I decided to continue a tid bit from my last blog.
I was talking about how I feel like I have stepped out of my life for a couple months. And though I had some good words from the Lord, I would cry a lot bc I don't know where my life is going. And I don't understand why I only have one-sided crushes and even tho i hate to admit it i want a husband. I have huge school debt and I don't make hardly any money. So like I said I stepped back from paid staff at CL. So life has been kinda hard on my heart because that's all I've known for the last 6 yrs.
Now don't get me wrong. I do realize how blessed I am by my dad in heaven and I cling to the hope of being in His presence forever. This world makes it hard. (I'm listening to country love songs as I write this. Not helping w the whole desire for a husband thing.)
All of that to say, amidst my rough patch, I received a word from the Lord from two dear friends in Christ. Up until this last yr, I never realized what it meant to hear from God. I am seeing more and more that it's found in your quiet time with Him, but let's remember that God is relationship and will use other people more often than not to speak His words to you.
A friend in Texas prayed for me and this is what she heard from Him. "Nothing you do is hidden from God! God'll reward you openly. He's pleased with your life behind doors. He smiles over you."
I don't know if that could have been spoken to me at a better time. But, His timing is perfect! So encouraging.
Another friend in Hong Kong received these words from God for me:
I prayed for you in my quiet time, and this is what i get or pray. I hope it would be encouraging to you. 'There is the favor of the Lord with you. Keep walking with Him. Your genuine heart would touch people. From your heart would also out pour of gentleness and kindness that reaches out to your neighbors. Continue to follow Him.'
Jeremiah told us that we will find him when we seek him with our whole heart. I haven't known what else to do except try to be as real and honest with God as possible and sometimes I feel somewhat convicted for seeming to tell Him he's not doing things right in my life. I want to seek him w my whole heart but don't know how. These words from Him lifted me up and rekindled the flame in my heart. I feel like im different now than I have ever been in life.
Romans 12 talks about being transformed by the daily renewal of your mind. I thank Jesus that His words are real.
So now what? There's nothing else to do but share this with other people. Again, He is relationship and becomes real in people's hearts through relationship.
THANK YOU JESUS you are unfailing. You are real. Let your light shine through me and my brothers and sisters since that's what we were created for.
I was talking about how I feel like I have stepped out of my life for a couple months. And though I had some good words from the Lord, I would cry a lot bc I don't know where my life is going. And I don't understand why I only have one-sided crushes and even tho i hate to admit it i want a husband. I have huge school debt and I don't make hardly any money. So like I said I stepped back from paid staff at CL. So life has been kinda hard on my heart because that's all I've known for the last 6 yrs.
Now don't get me wrong. I do realize how blessed I am by my dad in heaven and I cling to the hope of being in His presence forever. This world makes it hard. (I'm listening to country love songs as I write this. Not helping w the whole desire for a husband thing.)
All of that to say, amidst my rough patch, I received a word from the Lord from two dear friends in Christ. Up until this last yr, I never realized what it meant to hear from God. I am seeing more and more that it's found in your quiet time with Him, but let's remember that God is relationship and will use other people more often than not to speak His words to you.
A friend in Texas prayed for me and this is what she heard from Him. "Nothing you do is hidden from God! God'll reward you openly. He's pleased with your life behind doors. He smiles over you."
I don't know if that could have been spoken to me at a better time. But, His timing is perfect! So encouraging.
Another friend in Hong Kong received these words from God for me:
I prayed for you in my quiet time, and this is what i get or pray. I hope it would be encouraging to you. 'There is the favor of the Lord with you. Keep walking with Him. Your genuine heart would touch people. From your heart would also out pour of gentleness and kindness that reaches out to your neighbors. Continue to follow Him.'
Jeremiah told us that we will find him when we seek him with our whole heart. I haven't known what else to do except try to be as real and honest with God as possible and sometimes I feel somewhat convicted for seeming to tell Him he's not doing things right in my life. I want to seek him w my whole heart but don't know how. These words from Him lifted me up and rekindled the flame in my heart. I feel like im different now than I have ever been in life.
Romans 12 talks about being transformed by the daily renewal of your mind. I thank Jesus that His words are real.
So now what? There's nothing else to do but share this with other people. Again, He is relationship and becomes real in people's hearts through relationship.
THANK YOU JESUS you are unfailing. You are real. Let your light shine through me and my brothers and sisters since that's what we were created for.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Rest
Whenever I take a road trip, or get out of town for a while, those are the times when God helps me make final decisions about where I need to be going next. I'll elaborate more in a minute but For example:
July 2008--in Maryland for the summer and God makes it very clear that I will go back home and join CL staff.
November 2009--weekend in Wisconsin, driving and talking to a close friend helped me see that it was time to quit nursing school and I was soon after led to start at Grace to get my degree in Ministry.
October 2010--road tour of southern states/camping and another close friend of mine is used by God to give me a new perspective on Ministry. That it's not when I'm on the clock with ministry hours when I share God w people. It really is a life you choose to live. This is when I became focused on being real with students..and all people. Still a long way to go w this one.
May 2011--camping in Branson. After graduation and before 'real life' I realize there's a whole world out there that is ready to make Gods kingdom known in my heart. I want to pursue the world and who this God is that made it all and is taking it somewhere.
Nov-dec 2011--I fly 'around the world' to Perth and Hong Kong. I find out I don't need a lot of or nice things to really live. That there are people all over this world that think differently than americans, and they do things differently. They eat differently, communicate differently, and express their love differently. The beauty of it is that God is the author of who they are. And we each have the capacity to love those who are different than us in the world, even in our country and our hometowns. It was on this trip that God told me its time to leave my paid staff position at CL.
These revelations might seem less than moving. But these things, truths maybe, had been planted down into the depths of my heart where I believe they have forever changed me.
After a couple months being off paid staff, I have been released from the behind the scenes stuff and freed to devote my time entirely to building relationships with students/people. That's not the point of this blog, but it does help me paint the picture of where my thoughts are.
There's something about getting away and letting go of the life that you know, even just for a small amount of time. This ranges from sitting in your bed and meditating on Gods word and listening to Him, to driving to the country (to ramble, a new word I just learned). Or taking a trip overseas. I think God does it because how else could he get our attention enough for us to take what he's telling us seriously. By seriously, I mean put it into real life. And during this stage of my life I have been feeling like I have stepped back from life for a couple months now, on my way to something bigger. I came across this passage in my friend Cara's blog and it is what inspired me to finally write all these thoughts down. I need to get my hands on this book:
"Making progress in life is hard work. When we insist on moving forward as quickly as possible, we can wear ourselves out in a hurry. Sometimes when God makes us wait it's one of the most merciful things he can do. It doesn't mean we've inherently done something wrong. In fact, it can indicate just the opposite. That we're right between really big things God has for our lives. And we need to rest up." --Holley Gerth in You're Already Amazing.
More thoughts to come on this topic. Thank you Cara if you read this because your whole blog has inspired me. Mostly, thank you Jesus for being real, for allowing us to pursue being real, and for outlasting and outloving everything else.
July 2008--in Maryland for the summer and God makes it very clear that I will go back home and join CL staff.
November 2009--weekend in Wisconsin, driving and talking to a close friend helped me see that it was time to quit nursing school and I was soon after led to start at Grace to get my degree in Ministry.
October 2010--road tour of southern states/camping and another close friend of mine is used by God to give me a new perspective on Ministry. That it's not when I'm on the clock with ministry hours when I share God w people. It really is a life you choose to live. This is when I became focused on being real with students..and all people. Still a long way to go w this one.
May 2011--camping in Branson. After graduation and before 'real life' I realize there's a whole world out there that is ready to make Gods kingdom known in my heart. I want to pursue the world and who this God is that made it all and is taking it somewhere.
Nov-dec 2011--I fly 'around the world' to Perth and Hong Kong. I find out I don't need a lot of or nice things to really live. That there are people all over this world that think differently than americans, and they do things differently. They eat differently, communicate differently, and express their love differently. The beauty of it is that God is the author of who they are. And we each have the capacity to love those who are different than us in the world, even in our country and our hometowns. It was on this trip that God told me its time to leave my paid staff position at CL.
These revelations might seem less than moving. But these things, truths maybe, had been planted down into the depths of my heart where I believe they have forever changed me.
After a couple months being off paid staff, I have been released from the behind the scenes stuff and freed to devote my time entirely to building relationships with students/people. That's not the point of this blog, but it does help me paint the picture of where my thoughts are.
There's something about getting away and letting go of the life that you know, even just for a small amount of time. This ranges from sitting in your bed and meditating on Gods word and listening to Him, to driving to the country (to ramble, a new word I just learned). Or taking a trip overseas. I think God does it because how else could he get our attention enough for us to take what he's telling us seriously. By seriously, I mean put it into real life. And during this stage of my life I have been feeling like I have stepped back from life for a couple months now, on my way to something bigger. I came across this passage in my friend Cara's blog and it is what inspired me to finally write all these thoughts down. I need to get my hands on this book:
"Making progress in life is hard work. When we insist on moving forward as quickly as possible, we can wear ourselves out in a hurry. Sometimes when God makes us wait it's one of the most merciful things he can do. It doesn't mean we've inherently done something wrong. In fact, it can indicate just the opposite. That we're right between really big things God has for our lives. And we need to rest up." --Holley Gerth in You're Already Amazing.
More thoughts to come on this topic. Thank you Cara if you read this because your whole blog has inspired me. Mostly, thank you Jesus for being real, for allowing us to pursue being real, and for outlasting and outloving everything else.
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